(ANSA) - Naples, March 2 -Francesco De Luca from the ruling
Democratic Party (PD) has won Sunday's primary to become the
center-left candidate for governor of the southern Campania
region, sources said Monday.
De Luca garnered 52% of the vote, beating fellow PD member
and MEP Andrea Cozzolino who garnered 44% and Socialist Marco di
Lello at 4%.
Voter turnout of 157,000 was hailed as a satisfactory
number by the PD.
Crusading anti-mafia journalist Roberto Saviano, who is
from the Campania region and lives under police protection, had
called for a boycott of the primary vote.
The center-right candidate will almost certainly stand
against incumbent Governor Stefano Caldor from Silvio
Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) party in May regional elections.
PD's De Luca wins Campania governor primary
Anti-mafia journalist Saviano had urged boycott